spinach salad

Spinach Salad (423 calories)

1 cup spinach

1 hard boiled egg

1 TBSP peppercorn ranch dressing

20 g sun dried tomato

1 TBSP grated cheese

1/3 cup toasted almonds

lightly toss the ingredients. next time I will use fresh grated parmesan cheese, just 1 TBSP of almonds and a fresh tomato.

7 cal 1 cup spinach

66 cal 1 egg

60 cal 1 TBSP peppercorn ranch dressing

60 cal 20 g sun dried tomatos

40 cal 1 TBSP grated cheese
190 cal  1/3 cup toasted almonds

tortilla chips with pineapple and tomato

Tortilla Chips with Pineapple and Tomato (301 cal)

10 tortilla chips 

1/2 cup pineapple

handful of mini tomatos, chopped onion

1 cm slice mozzerella cheese, diced

2 TBSP sour cream, light

 cal 2 TBSP salsa

layer pineapple, tomatos, onion and cubed or grated or cubed cheese

over the tortilla chips, broil until browned.

 add a dollop of salsa and sour cream.

100 cal 10 tortilla chips
38 cal 1/2 cup pineapple
26 calhandful of mini tomatos, chopped onion
90 cal 1 cm slice mozzerella cheese, diced
35 cal 2 TBSP sour cream, light
12 cal 2 TBSP salsa

fill me up salad

 fill me up salad (323 calories)

8 cal 1 cup lettuce
40 cal raw peas, carrots and tomatos
100 cal 30 g brie
60 cal 8 rice crackers
95 cal 1/6 cup almonds
20 cal 1 TBSP raisins

Spagetti Squash and Vegetarian Meatballs

Spagetti Squash and Vegetarian Meatballs (270 calories)

This is as simple as it looks. The "meatballs" come in a package.

30 cal 1 cup spagetti squash

120 cal 6 non meat meatballs

30 cal 2 TBSP tomato sauce

90 cal 1 cm slice cheese

cabbage salad

Cabbage Salad (424 calories)

1 cup cabbage

1/8 cup raisins

1/8 cup almonds

1/2 cup grated carrots

1/2 TBSP Udo's Omega 3 Oil

3 tortilla chips

1/2 avocado 

slice up the cabbage, toss with grated carrots, raisins and toasted almonds. drizzle oil seasoned with cinnamon and vanilla over mixture. devide avocado quarter into three, place on tortilla chips and place on top of the salad  

25 cal 1 cup cabbage

60 cal 1/8 cup raisins
70 cal 1/8 cup almonds
24 cal 1/2 cup grated carrots
60 cal 1/2 TBSP Udo's Oil
25 cal 3 tortilla chips
160 cal 1/2 avocado

Fruit Salad, Spagetti Squash with Vegetarian Chicken

Yellow Soup with cloves (90 calories)

Fruit Salad (290 calories)

for the fruit salad, place 1/2 cup blueberries,

 1 sliced banana and 3 tsp vanilla into non stick saucepan. heat up a little,

 cover and turn off heat.

 let it sit for about 5 minutes, then place into a bowl

and drizzle with 1 TBSP chocolate sauce.

Spagetti Squash with Vegetable "Chicken" (195 calories) 

1/2 spagetti squash
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1 vegetable "chicken" patty

boil spagetti squash, scrape out strands with a fork, place on plate.

layer on heated tomato sauce, and then sliced vegetarian pattie.

 top with oregano 

90 cal 1 cup knorr yellow soup (corn, carrot, summer squash)

90 cal 13 vegetable thins

fruit salad
109 cal 1 banana
81 cal 1/2 cup blueberries
100 cal 1 TBSP chocolate sauce
1 tsp vanilla

40 cal 1/2 spagetti squash
35 cal 1/4 cup tomato sauce
120 cal  1 vegetable "chicken" patty

Bok Choy Zuchinni Stir Fry

Bok Choy Zuchinni Stir Fry (245 calories)

 cal 1 tsp canola oil
cal 3 stalks bok choy
 cal one zuchinni
 1/6 cup sliced almonds
1 TBSP parmesan cheese

heat pan, pour in the oil.

 stir fry sliced bok choy, zuchinni and almonds until the vegetables are

somewhat tender and browned in places. 

sprinkle on the parmesan and some oregano

Bok Choy Zuchinni Stir Fry
40 cal 1 tsp canola olive oil blend
45 cal 3 stalks bok choy
30 cal one zuchinni
90 cal 1/6 cup sliced almonds
40 cal 1 TBSP parmesan cheese

rice paper rolls, soup and salad

Rice Paper Rolls (208 calories)
3 pieces rice paper

3 TBSP dumpling filling (see dumplings for recipe)

1/2 cup grated carrots

1/2 cup slivered celery

soak rice paper in warm water to soften, place filler inside and fold then roll up.

a perfect take along lunch.

Soup and a Salad (302 calories)

this is a store bought soup and the salad is just lettuce, carrots and half a hard boiled egg.

Rice Paper Rolls
60 cal 3 pieces rice paper
115 cal 3 TBSP dumpling filling (see day 2 for recipe)
23 cal 1/2 cup grated carrots
10 cal 1/2 cup slivered celery

130 cal 250 ml Gardennnay Market Vegetable Blend soup (Campbell's)
20 cal 2 cups lettuce
23 cal 1/2 cup grated carrot
30 cal 1/2 hard boiled egg

we had lots of high calorie food at our dinner table (a birthday party) and I was tempted but it really helped to fill my plate with the meal I had chosen before sitting down. nobody even seemed to notice...

Salad Rolls

Salad Rolls (253 calories) 

  4 pieces rice paper

cal 1/2 cup lettuce

 cal 1/4 cup slivered celery

 cal 1/4 cup cabbage

 cal 1/4 cup shredded carrots

 cal 1/8 cup toasted almonds

 cal 1/8 cup raisins

soak rice paper in hot water for 5-10 seconds, until it is soft.
place on clean dish towel, put ingredients in the center. fold one side over, then the ends,
and then roll it up. I love these,

especially the sweetness of the raisins.

 

salad rolls 
80 cal 4 pieces rice paper
4 cal 1/4 cup lettuce
10 cal 1/2 cup slivered celery
4 cal 1/4 cup cabbage
15 cal 1/4 cup shredded carrots
80 cal 1/8 cup toasted almonds
60 cal 1/8 cup raisins

Dumplings, Taco Salad

Taco Salad (388 calories)
1 cup lettuce
1 tomato
1 veggie "meatball"
2 TBSP salsa
6 tortilla chips
2 TBSP light sour cream
1 cm slice part skim mozza cheese

crunch up the chips, layer on heated up crumbled up vegetarian meatball, grated cheese, lettuce, tomato pieces.

toss with salsa and sour cream. 

Dumplings (235 calories)
3 TBSP filling
3 dumpling wrappers
2 tsp oil for frying

place a TBSP of filling on each dumpling. moisten the edges and fold together. steam. fry in small amount of oil if you'd like them to be browned. Serve on sliced cabbage with carrot slivers for garnish.

Filling Recipe
I baked this as 3 loaves, but the texture is better for filling savoury crepes,
 wonton wrappers or rice paper.

200 cal 1/2 pkg firm tofu
50 cal 1 cup mushrooms

10 cal 2 cloves garlic

20 cal 1/4 onion

200 cal 1 cup sweet potato

20 cal 1/4 cup veg stock

200 cal 1 cup sticky rice 

Taco Salad
8 cal 1 cup lettuce
26 cal 1 tomato
20 cal 1 veggie "meatball"
20 cal 2 TBSP light sour cream
15 cal  2 TBSP salsa
80 cal 6 tortilla chips
90 cal 1 cm slice part skim mozza cheese

Dumplings
115 cal 3 TBSP filling
80 calories 3 wonton wrappers
40 cal 2 tsp oil
20 cal 1 cup cabbage

veggie bake, zuchinni boats

ZUCHINNI BOATS (175 cal)

one zuchinni

1/4 cup sticky rice

2 tbsp salsa

1 cm slice cheddar

boil one zuchini until almost tender. cut in half, scoop out insides.

mix rice and salsa and scooped out zuchinni. fry in non stick pan.

place rice mixture in zuchinni boats, top with slice cheese and a few chives, maybe oregeno.

brown under broiler.

VEGGIE BAKE (360 cal)

2 medium eggs

1 cup mixed frozen veggies

1 cm slice cheddar

3 tbsp bread crumbs

beat eggs, mix with frozen veggies.

pour into non stick loaf pan, top with cheese, herbs and bread crumbs.

cook 45 min or so, around 350 degrees

(double it for leftovers the next day)

Zuchinni Boats

30 cal one zuchinni

40 cal 1/4 cup sticky rice

15 cal 2 tbsp salsa

90 cal 1 cm slice cheddar

Veggie Bake

130 cal 2 medium eggs

40 cal 1 cup mixed frozen veggies

90 cal 1 cm slice cheddar

100 cal 3 tbsp bread crumbs

90 cal 1 cup skim milk

and you said there was nothing to eat.